Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1829 Who does what

  All children always look forward to growing up and becoming adults when they are young. They are always very dissatisfied with what others call "you are still young", and then express "I have grown up"...

  The same is true for Liu Cong.

  For Liu Cong, today is undoubtedly a good day. Although it is true that at his current age, the crowning ceremony was held earlier, but what does it matter?

  As long as the crowning ceremony is over, you will officially enter the ranks of adults!

   Liu Cong was looking forward to it, but what Liu Cong didn't expect was that some imaginary expectations may not all be good things...

   Since the Zhou Dynasty, crown ceremony has paid great attention to crown ceremony, and it is believed that crown ceremony has special meaning, especially for the upper noble ruling class. The Zhou Dynasty began to implement the eldest son inheritance system, and if the reigning king died, the eldest son would succeed, no matter how old or young he was, but if he was underage and had not performed the crown ceremony, he could not To be in charge of the government must be assisted by the so-called "Minister Guzheng", or the Queen Mother.

  It seems that Zhou Chengwang succeeded to the throne of Wuwang when he was young, but Zhou Gong was regent until he became an adult. Yingzheng took the throne of Qin at the age of thirteen, and he did not take charge until he was twenty-two, "with a crown and a sword".

  When I arrived in Dahan, I still paid great attention to crown ceremony. The sons of the gentry are called Guanli, and the emperor has a separate term, Yuanfu, and usually when the emperor is in Yuanfu, his colleagues will amnesty the world and reduce or exempt taxes, which is quite a taste of universal celebration.

If it is serious, according to the requirements of etiquette, Liu Cong will hold the crown ceremony in his own ancestral temple. However, although Liu Biao claims to be the descendant of Liu Yu, King Lu Gong, after all, he is the ancestor of the Western Han Dynasty, and Liu Biao also There is no such thing as the spiritual seat of King Lu Gong Liu Yu in Xiangyang, so it will be held in his own government office.

  Liu Cong was very excited, but still tried his best to calm his emotions so that he would not act too childish. Even though he had fasted for many days, he was full of energy and even a little bit excited.

  The guest who presided over the crowning ceremony for Liu Cong was Kong Rong.

Coincidentally, Liu Biao originally wanted Duke Pang to be the guest of Liu Cong's crowning ceremony, but Duke Pang refused politely because he was old and his legs and feet were inconvenient. On the other hand, it happened that Kong Rong went to Jingzhou To avoid disaster, they hit it off immediately, and the two love each other...

Naturally, Kong Rong's appearance needless to say, now with his sleeves fluttering, he stood in the hall, looked at Liu Cong who was coming step by step, then nodded slightly, with a gentle smile, completely gone from the anxiety he had under Xu County that day, Or a sad look, showing an extraordinary bearing, a learned and well-educated appearance, which makes people feel quite comfortable and reliable after seeing it.

  Liu Cong endured the wild beating of his little heart, put on a small face as much as possible, and then followed the etiquette step by step, respecting the heaven and the earth, worshiping his parents, and then bowing in front of Kong Rong.

Kong Rong shook his hands out of his sleeves, not too much, at most three times, if more than three times, it means that he is not proficient in the business, and he has to go home to practice, and then he will take the golden lacquer dish from the kneeling waiter at the side. He took a black cloth crown and tied it on Liu Cong's head.

  『On the auspicious day of Lingyue, Shier will add a crown, abandon Er's young characters, and Shuner will become a virtue. Shoukao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu. 』

Kong Rong helped tie up the lace of the black cloth crown, tied a beautiful bow on Liu Cong's chin, and recited aloud. After hearing this, I couldn't help but feel a little moved, and tears almost filled my eyes.

  The black cloth crown symbolizes that the person receiving the crown ceremony will soon be involved in the management of personnel affairs, that is, he has the right to rule by people. The black cloth crown is a ritual handed down from ancient times, so the black cloth crown is first added to the crown ceremony, which means not forgetting the original.

  Pibian will be added later, symbolizing that they will intervene in military affairs and have military power.

Kong Rong picked up the leather bian, put the skin on Liu Cong's head, er, added the crown of the pibian, and also helped Liu Cong add the saber around his waist, but Liu Cong's figure was still too small, causing the saber In addition, some Lada reached the ground...

   Forget it, this is not important.

  Kong Rong recited the crown ceremony speech aloud again, and everyone once again burst into tears.

   Is this the end?

  Not really, it needs to be pasted, adding a third layer of crown, which is the most important Juebian. Being on the Juebian means having the right to sacrifice, and in the Han Dynasty when the family clan was very strong, it also means having the best authority and the highest right.

  After wearing the Juebian, the whole crown ceremony is considered to be completely over.

  If it is the emperor, there will be another crown, which is the gift of four blessings.

   Liu Cong's coronation ceremony ended, and everyone finally cheered together. Although Liu Cong managed to maintain a steady expression, it could be seen that a saber could no longer suppress his fluttering mood. Fortunately, Liu Cong still had some remaining rationality. He thanked his parents and guests according to the final procedure. Thanks to everyone who watched the ceremony, the crowning ceremony was successfully completed, and then Mrs. Cai finally shed tears that filled her eyes for a long time...

  According to the custom, after each ceremony, there must be eating and drinking, but this time, Liu Biao didn't greet him immediately to have a banquet, but went to a side hall to sit down and discuss the recent events.

  Kong Rong and Liu Cong were also present.

  Liu Cong was naturally not qualified to attend such a meeting, but now that the crowning ceremony is over, he is fine. Although it is said that Zi Nengshi sat behind Liu Biao and could not say anything, Liu Cong was already very excited to be able to participate in it, and he almost couldn't sit still.

Liu Biao didn't have much thought to take care of Liu Cong's emotions. Although he looks pretty good on the outside, he knows exactly what his body is like in his heart. After all, pain and energy can deceive others, but not himself. .

  The matter of Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie is a trouble after all, and the sooner it is resolved, the better.

  "Brother Wen Ju..." Liu Biao pondered for a while, then turned to look at Kong Rong, and asked, "I heard about the chaos in Xu County, Brother Wen Ju is also at the right time, what is the situation?" 』

  Liu Biao has heard most of the opinions of everyone before, and only Kong Rong participated for the first time, so Liu Biao also wants to hear Kong Rong's opinion.

Kong Rong was sitting on one side, smiling, but after hearing Liu Biao's question, his originally gentle and jade-like complexion suddenly froze for some reason, and then his eyes widened, slightly congested, and the corners of his mouth tugged. After moving twice, it seemed to reveal a trace of ferocity, which shocked everyone!

  Kong Rong also immediately sensed that something was wrong, but his expression could not be regained, so he simply covered his face and said sadly: "Your Majesty... thinking of Your Majesty's present... , so-and-so is like a thousand arrows, it hurts so much..."

  Everyone was stunned, and while consoling, they praised Kong Rong for his loyalty.

Liu Biao was also consoling, and Kong Rong slowly put down his sleeves, wiped the corners of his eyes, and said with a heavy face: "There was a sudden chaos in the past, and someone is holding a literary meeting in the south of the city..." Kong Rong was eloquent, and he talked slowly, recounting the time. Of course, Kong Rong definitely did not say that he participated in this incident, but only described himself as an unlucky guy who happened to encounter such a thing, and an unfortunate person who was scourgeed.

  When Wang Can fell into the moat of Xu County and Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie did not rescue him, Kong Rong couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said, "Zhongxuan's loyalty can be shown to the sun and the moon!" To protect the emperor at his own expense! However, such a loyal person is abandoned like a broom! At a certain time, Zhu and Zhang had already fled, brother Zhongxuan... Alas! Pain, cherish it! 』

As for the fact that Kong Rong didn't dare to come forward to save him at that time, Kong Rong naturally wouldn't say it, so it seemed that when he arrived, Wang Can was already dead, and Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie abandoned him without shame. Wang Can, and Xun Yu from Xu County misunderstood Kong Rong's relationship with Zhu and Zhang, and refused to accept Kong Rong into Cheng Yunyun...

  『I see...』 Liu Biao didn't know what to say for a while.

  『Such a villain, if Jingzhou tolerates him, won’t he betray the emperor above, violate loyalty in the middle, and lose the hearts of the people below! Kuai Yue loudly shouted, "My lord is inherently benevolent, but don't be proud of a villain, but harm a gentleman!" 』

   Liu Biao fell silent.

   Kuai Liang looked at Cai Hao, then turned to Liu Biao, and said, "As the saying goes, "Being favored without arrogance, those who can surrender with arrogance, those who surrender without regret, and those who can do without regret, are rare." Moreover, the husband is cheap and expensive, Shaoling is long, relatives are far away, new is old, the younger one is bigger, adultery destroys righteousness, these are the so-called six evils. Ruler's righteousness, minister's conduct, father's kindness, son's filial piety, brother's love, younger brother's respect, these are the so-called six obediences. To obey and follow against, so disasters are quick. In the past, Shi Gong, a pure minister, was tolerant, loyal and righteous, and his reputation has been passed down through the ages. Now that His Majesty is covered in dust, and loyalty is killed, it is the sorrow of the world! If we tolerate filth and tolerate cruelty, what will be the reputation of the master, and where will the loyalty of the world be? Where is His Majesty? My lord, please think twice! 』

  Pang Ji, who was originally leaning towards Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie, and the others, couldn't say anything to refute for a while, and they all fell silent. Because of this matter, if it was just that Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie escaped from Yuzhou, they would not be as unbearable as Kong Rong said, and if they were taken in or even sheltered, there would be no problem, but now...

  It’s like the war refugees of later generations. It’s understandable that the shelter and rescue are humanitarian, but if it is found that the refugee is actually a criminal and has committed a serious crime, then it is unreasonable to treat him as an ordinary refugee. In the current concept of the Han Dynasty, violating loyalty is a very serious crime.

   Such a breach of loyalty is not accepted by the gentry children, at least on the surface it is quite repulsive.

  Liu Biao looked left and right, both sides had their support, but now there was only one voice left, Cai Hao and others from the neutral faction did not speak, the result seemed to gradually become clear...

  Liu Biao finally made a decision, rejecting Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie's excuse and not allowing them to enter the Jingzhou area.

If things only stop here, the situation is not too bad. After all, Liu Biao really has no reason to kneel and lick under Fei Qian, not to mention that there was some affection before, but it is actually not too bad to just refuse the entry of the two captains. It's not a big problem, and it's reasonable, but the problem is that there are always some greedy people, and then they take a fancy to the war horses brought by Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie.

  Zhang Yun, Liu Biao's nephew. Zhang Yun felt that it would be a pity if Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie were let go for nothing? You must know that Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie's war horses are one-on-one Yongliang war horses, which are priceless on the ground in Jingzhou, even if they have money, they may not be able to buy them!

  Liu Biao’s original intention was to ask Zhang Yun to go to the front line to convey his meaning, saying that because he had heard about the incident in Xu County, he would then condemn Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie’s actions, and finally refuse their entry, just like Quan Zhongyi. In this way, even if Fei Qian asked later, it made sense. After all, it was Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie who misbehaved first.

  If Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie were really wrongly blamed, and Liu Biao was not to blame, didn’t they make it clear that they “heard” it, then the main blame is Kong Rong’s.

It's a pity that Zhang Yun lost a lot of gambling these days. Seeing the cynicism of debt collectors and encountering such an errand, he couldn't help being greedy. He felt that since he didn't accept Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie, why not If you don't do two things, just kill these two people, and then you can get these war horses? A war horse costs at least 300,000 yuan, ten horses equals three million yuan, and one hundred horses equals thirty million yuan. Then how much did Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie bring? At that time, I will send some to the above, then keep some for myself, and then sell some, these days...

  Just thinking about it, the corners of Zhang Yun's mouth seemed to start to get wet...

  So, when Zhang Yun arrived at the border and saw Gan Ning, his mouth twisted, and what he said became a plot to kill Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie, and gather his soldiers and horses!

  『Want to get rid of Zhu Zhang? 』Gan Ning frowned. Regarding beheading opponents on the battlefield, Gan Ning felt that there was nothing to say about it. Life and death depended on one's own ability and luck, but designing a murder made Gan Ning feel a little uncomfortable.

   Zhang Yun glared, "This is the Lord's order!" Does General Gan want to disobey the order? ! 』

   Gan Ning gritted his teeth, cupped his hands and said, "The last general dare not...but...Zhu and Zhang are in the army, how can they be seduced?" 』

  Zhang Yun laughed and said: "A certain morning I made a decision!" In the name of General Gan, you can invite Zhu and Zhang to the city for a banquet. There are knives and axes inside, and the cup is thrown as a sign, so you can take it directly! 』Zhang Yun obviously felt that his idea was very good, almost like Zhang Liang in the early Han Dynasty. After all, he was also surnamed Zhang, so maybe he got a few copies of Zhang Liang’s legacy.

  Gan Ning couldn't help frowning. Invite in the name of Lao Tzu? So how will I meet people when I go out in the future? Wouldn't the reputation of cheating and swindling last for a lifetime? "If you don't use the name of General Zhang, just say that General Zhang came to work in the army and specially invited Zhu and Zhang to the banquet. This is more natural, so that Zhu and Zhang will not be suspicious..."

  Zhang Yun thought for a while, "That's fine too! That's all! General prepare quickly, don't miss the important event! 』

  Gan Ning cupped his hands, "The last general...takes orders..."

  (end of this chapter)